World of Warcraft Achievements: WoW Achievements in the Exploration Category

Most of the achievements in the "Exploration" category are fairly self-explanatory, most are granted simply for fully exploring a single zone or all of the zones on a continent, with the "World Explorer" achievement as a reward for those who find a way to fully explore every zone in the game.

General Exploration Achievements

There are five general achievements in the "Exploration" category. "Explore Eastern Kingdoms" and "Explore Kalimdor" are awarded to players who fully explore each zone on either continent. Both are worth 25 achievement points. Those who fully explore Outland will receive 25 points and the "Explore Outland" achievement, while those who reveal all the sections of every zone in Northrend get 25 points and the "Explore Northrend" achievement, along with the [Tabard of the Explorer].

The "World Explorer" achievement is for those who manage to accomplish all of the previous four exploration achievements. It’s worth 50 points and grants the title "The Explorer."

Like Outland, there are two Northrend achievements related to killing specific rare spawn mobs on the continent. Kill one of the following and receive the "Northern Exposure" achievement, worth 10 points. Kill them all to receive the "Frostbitten" achievement and 25 points. The mobs: Aotona, Crazed Indu’le Survivor, Dirkee, Fumblub Gearwind, Griegen, Grock, High Thane Jorfus, Hildana Deathstealer, Icehorn, King Krush, King Ping, Loque’nahak, Old Crystalbark, Perobas the Bloodthirster, Putridus the Ancient, Scarlet Highlord Daion, Seething Hate, Syrean the Bonecarver, Terror Spinner, Tukemuth, Vigdis the War Maiden, Vyragosa, and Zul’Drak Sentinel.

There are a multitude of achievements for those who are driven to explore every nook and cranny of the lands of Azeroth, Northrend, and Outland. To learn more about the other WoW achievement categories, check out the other sections of the guide.

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